Author Archives: Kimberly Coghlan

True Blood wavering from book

The hit HBO series True Blood is based on the Stookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris. There are currently 11 books in the Series, and Harris reports that there are only 2 more books before the end of the series. The television show, on the other hand, was created by Allan Ball. Though…

the next genesis

“The Next Genesis” is now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. This book was written by Humberto Sachs, a scientist originally from Brazil. Sachs has worked for NASA and Boeing and has significantly contributed to many airliners used today as well as the International Space Station. His first novel is a science fiction novel that incorporates…

Wandering Sam

Wandering Sam is a children’s book available for pre-order. The story describes Sam, a lonely squirrel, who starts out on a journey to find friends. Sam does, indeed, find friends, and by the end of the story, Sam realizes how important those friends are to him. This is an enchanting story. It’s written in rhymes,…

Tiring of the Vampire Theme

Many of you, like myself, may frequent superstores for one stop shopping. I, personally, often shop at Wal-Mart. So I was perusing the store, I glided through the book section. Though it is a small selection, the shelves highlight the best sellers. I was amazed at the many vampire books that are not only available…

Koontz Frankenstein: Prodigal Son

In lieu of the 3rd book in Koontz’ Frankenstein series, I’m re-reading books 1 and 2, which were published in 2005. I started with Book 1: Prodigal Son, and I finished it for the second time last night. Since I waited for the 3rd book for nearly 5 years, I forgot how mesmerized I had…

Twilight Series

I decided to post this blog in response to Sarah Drake’s post describing her hatred for The Twilight series. Having an MA in English, I’ve read a lot of books, and I’d like to think that I can recognize good writing when I see it. I read all of the books in the series, and…

Blackwater: The Rise of the World’s Most Powerful Mercenary Army

Blackwater offers a para-military society to ex-military.